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Pilou Asbæk is the Eurovision host we’ve all been waiting for

If there was one thing about Eurovision 2014 that got people talking it was the fact that the Danes had drafted in Kasper Juul from Borgen to help host it.

Pilou Asbæk seemed an odd choice at the time but after watching him in action, I think it’s safe to say he’s making a VERY entertaining stab at it.

The highly acclaimed actor (check out his list of achievements, it’s pretty impressive) is clearly relishing his time at the helm of the show and certainly giving his more experienced co-hosts Lise and Nikolaj a run for their money.

It’s a little bit difficult NOT to fall under his spell as he rasps his way through the links with the jubilant attitude of a small child on Christmas morning. Asbaek knows that Eurovision is a party the world loves, AND loves to hate, and he’s rightly treating it as such.

That’s not surprising, given that it’s PRECISELY what he told the Guardian he’d do during a rather endearing interview published earlier this week. It’s one of those little reads that can, in the words of Queen Sanna herself, undo your sad.

Asbæk’s Twitter feed is almost as entertaining as the show itself, featuring snaps of the actor and his co-hosts getting down with their bad selves backstage and in the audience.